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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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June 27, 2022
Insurer Owes $3M For Hockey Coach's Injury, Ill. Panel Says
An insurer must cover half of a $6 million settlement resolving a high school hockey coach's allegations that he was assaulted by a former player, an Illinois state appellate panel ruled Monday, agreeing with a trial court's judgment that the agreement wasn't collusive despite an "obvious conflict of interest" in negotiations.
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June 27, 2022
Judge Trims Ford Dealer's Workers' Comp Coverage Suit
A California federal judge said a Ford dealership can pursue allegations that its insurer breached policy obligations when handling its claim for coverage of a workers' compensation suit that stems from a 2019 deadly workplace shooting, but dismissed other claims surrounding the underlying civil action.
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June 27, 2022
Tyson Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Safety Suit
A group of Tyson Foods Inc. workers has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive and send back to state court their lawsuit accusing the company of negligently exposing them to COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, echoing other Tyson workers' arguments that their claims don't belong in federal court.
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June 27, 2022
NC Health Agency Says Regulatory Actions Can't Be Torts
North Carolina's health department urged the state's Supreme Court to throw out an assisted living center's lawsuit accusing it of imposing harsh penalties following an allegedly botched investigation, arguing that regulatory actions taken by a state agency can't be considered torts.
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June 27, 2022
Meta Says Section 230 Bars Suit Over Girl's Death By Suicide
Meta Platforms Inc. has urged a California federal judge to toss claims that bullying and sex trafficking on its allegedly addictive platforms caused a minor's death by suicide, arguing it can't be held liable for the conduct of third parties.

Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
- Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
- Ethics violations
- Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
- Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
- REGULATION
- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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